The Osceola times., 1887-05-14
CROP REPORT.

First OF the Proposed Weekly weather
Bulletins Issued by the signsi service
An Important and Interesting Resume
of General Conditions OF value 10 '"e
Agricultural Interests
WASHINGTON, May 9.-The hrst OF Tue
proposed weather crop bulletins, that arr
to be issued weekly, from the Slgnal VI.
Zoe was eiren ~ The press yesterday
embodies a resume OF temperature anu
rainfall throughout the country from Jan
uary 10 May OF the present year anu
reads as follows
SIGNAL OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, May 5
Temperature: During the present year com
mencing with January !, and ending May l.
the weather has been colder than usual IN the
States bordering on the Atlantic coast anu
from New England westward over me grea'
lakes, upper Mississippi and Missouri 'alleys
~ the Rocky Mountains the regions OF great
eel cold being in the States bordering on the
great lakes and thence westward to the Missis'
sippi river. over which the aggregate ceneien'
ey Of the daily mean temperatures from Jahu'
ary l. 10 date ranged from go 10 40
degrees ian average daily dehciehcy o'
from about IS. degrees 10 degreesJ
In Northern New England and IN the
South Atlantic States the total deficiency IN
temperature ranged from lO TO Sn
degrees, Tor an average OF aoout !
degree 10 degrees) colder than usual The
Weather has been warmer than usual since
January in the East aud West Gulf States
Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia and IL the
northern portion OF Ohio, Illinois ard missouri
| the aggregate excess Of the daily mean temper
| ature from January 70 date ranging rom
! 100 TO 2D degrees over the Whoie
OF the region named. During the week ending
May Z. 1877, the temperature has Deen
warmer than the average for the week, IN al
/ districts east OF the Rocky mountains
excepting the Florida peninsula, and Texas.
| The increase OF temperature over the normal
/ for the week in the wheat and corn regions
north Of the fortieth parallel Of latitude has ay
| eraged about - degrees, and this excess has
/ therefore caused o rapid advance OF the season
! over the region where q was much retarded' IN
/ the South the region OF excessive temperature
/ has received a still further increase, und aiohe
/ the Atlantic coast the excess OF Temperature
/ for the week ranged from % TO 30 degrees
| thereby reducing the deficiency In the
| temperature for the season in these states ana
| giving conditions favorable TO agricultural in
| terests.
Rainfall during the season from January TO
May l. 1857 Since January there has been
/ large deficiency in rainfall for the Northern
| States ranging from six 10 nine inches in the
] Gulf States and the interior OF the South Al
| lantic States The deficiency in the grain
| regions OF the Northwest has been slight rang
ing from one 10 three inches in the lower Mis-
| soun Valley, and averaging about one inch IN
the upper Mississippi Valley. The only regions
showing an excess OF precipitation for the sea
son are as follows: Northern New England, The
Hudson River valley, the Ohio valley, stations
on Lake Erie and in Eastern Michigan, and in
| TIE western portions OF Kansas and Nebraska.
| The greatest excess, ranging from three 70
four inches, for the season. covers Northern
and Western ONO, and the western portions OF
| PENNSYLVANIA and New York Slight deficien'
cies in the rainfall for the season are reported
| from Central and Southern California.
During the past week the rainfall in the
/ Northern portions OF Wisconsin, Minnesota,
| Dakota and in the West Gulf States, in Cen
| tral Mississippi, Northern Georgia and Central
Alabama have been slightly above the aver
age for the week, the heaviest rainfalls occur.
ring In Eastern Texas, Arkansas and Southern
| Missouri, thus, in a measure, alleyiatng tn.
| drought previously existing in those sections
| In the western portions OF New York and
| Pennsylvania and in Northern Ohio, the rain
| fall for the week has served &c
| increase the excess OF rainfall
already reported in those sections.
| II will thus be seen that the seasons 10 date
IN the various sections OF the country have
been about as follows: In the grain regions OF
the North 1t has been comparatively cold ant
dry; IN the cotton regions TO the west of GeOr
gia warm and unusually dry in the eottor
and rice regions OF the South Atlantic coast
cold and comparatively dry; in the tobacco
regions Of Virginia and North Carolina, colo
and dry in the tobacco regions OF Kentucky
Tennessee and Pennsylvania the weather has
been warmer. with rainfall slightly less thar
| VIII n.
rainfall was slightly in excess. From the re
ports received II appears that the meteorologi
cal conditions OF the past week have had th'
effect of rapidly advancing the season in thos'
sections, where 1t had been previously retarded
| fSigned A. w GREELY,